Emma Lamberg
Tutkijatohtori / Postdoctoral researcher
emma.lamberg@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8717-1125 |
Sociology of work, political sociology, feminist political economy, gender studies, qualitative research methods
I am an interdisciplinary scholar whose interests lie in the fields of political sociology, sociology of work, feminist political economy and gender studies.
My current research comprises two strands. First, I use a social reproduction lens to study ethnographically the interconnections between the state, market and household sectors of the economy. In particular, I focus on the strains of social reproductive work, studying how these strains are lived and felt by different households and their members in Finland in the context of austerity. Second, I apply debates on feminist politics, knowledge production and gendered institutions to study feminist networks and initiatives that seek to advance transformative economic thinking and policies.
My research has been published in journals such as Gender, Work and Organization, International Political Sociology and The Sociological Review.
I am one of the four writers of the monograph Feminismiä talouteen: Opas kriittiseen talouslukutaitoon [Feminism and the economy: a guide to critical economic literacy], written by Hanna Ylöstalo, Heini Kinnunen, Emma Lamberg and Inna Perheentupa (Gaudeamus, 2024). Peer-reviewed yet also intended for a broader audience, the book engages with and develops further feminist, intersectional theorising on the economy, economic thinking and economic policy. We have also created a five-episode podcast Feminismiä talouteen!, which discusses the themes of the book in an accessible manner.
As a researcher, I enjoy collaborating with the academic community, policy makers, non-governmental organisations and grassroots groups. I also combine research and activism to imagine and enact alternative, socially just and ecologically sustainable futures.
For more information about my work, please visit my home page.
Ongoing projects
Hoivavaje: Sosiaalinen uusintaminen ja kotitalouksien arki vetäytyvässä hyvinvointivaltiossa. [Care deficits: Social reproduction, households and everyday in a withdrawing welfare state.] Personal postdoctoral research project, 1.7.2024–30.6.2028. Funding: Kone foundation.
Previous projects
Tasa-arvoa taloustietoon, feminismiä finanssipolitiikkaan. Feministisen tiedon ja politiikan jännitteet strategisessa valtiossa. [Equality to economics, feminism to fiscal policy: Tensions of feminist knowledge and politics in the strategic state.] PI: Hanna Ylöstalo. Funding: Kone foundation. Own role in the project: Postdoctoral researcher, project researcher
Tasa-arvo-ohjelmien vaikuttavuus ja toimivuus (TAOVA) [Effectiveness and functioning of Government Action Plans for Gender Equality]. Funding: Finnish Government, Government’s Analysis, Assessment and Research Activities. PIs: Anna Elomäki & Hanna Ylöstalo. Own role in the project: Project researcher
I have taught several university courses on qualitative research methodologies and held lectures on a variety of themes, including sociology of work and feminist political economy.
- Viisi valittua -dokumentti tuo näkyviin populaarifeminismin ja politiikan jännitteet (2023)
- Politiikasta.fi
(E1 Popularised article) - Becoming workers: How young women negotiate their imagined futures in the Finnish work society (2022) Lamberg Emma
(G5 Article dissertation ) - Hoivan ehtyminen on hyvinvointivaltion kohtalonkysymys (2022)
- Ilmiö - sosiologinen media kaikille
(E1 Popularised article) - Learning the post-Fordist feeling rules: Young women's work orientations and negotiations of the work ethic (2022)
- Sociological Review
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Taistelusta teknokratiaan? Tasa-arvopolitiikan professionaalistuminen Suomessa (2022)
- Sukupuolentutkimus - Genusforskning
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Työkaluja hoivan poliittisen talouden feministiseen tarkasteluun (2022)
- Poliittinen talous
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nuoret naiset sopeutuvina työntekijöinä (2021) Terapeuttinen valta. Onnellisuuden ja hyvinvoinnin 2000-luvun Suomessa Lamberg Emma
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - On olemassa syy, miksi markkinafeminismi ja feministinen talouskritiikki ovat eri asioita. Lue tämä artikkeli ja opi tunnistamaan ero! (2021)
- Voima
(E1 Popularised article) - Pääministerin reppu avaa kurkistusikkunan politiikan, sukupuolen ja talouden jännitteisiin suhteisiin (2021)
- Politiikasta.fi
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Ambivalent aspirations: Young women negotiating postfeminist subjectivity in media work (2020)
- European Journal of Cultural Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Staying in Place or Moving Forward? Young Women's Imagined Futures and Aspirations for Mobility in Care Work (2020)
- Young
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Hyvinvointi, työ ja häivytetty luokka pääministeri Jyrki Kataisen puheissa (2016) Luokan ääni ja hiljaisuus. Yhteiskunnallinen luokkajärjestys 2000-luvun alun Suomessa Kauranen Ralf, Lamberg Emma
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Johdanto teokseen ja luokkajärjestyksen käsitteeseen (2016) Luokan ääni ja hiljaisuus. Yhteiskunnallinen luokkajärjestys 2000-luvun alun Suomessa Anttila Anu-Hanna, Bergroth Harley, Kauranen Ralf, Lahikainen Lauri, Lamberg Emma, Launis Kati, Mäkinen Katariina, Ojajärvi Jussi
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Miten Suomi muuttui 2000-luvulle tultaessa? (2016) Luokan ääni ja hiljaisuus: yhteiskunnallinen luokkajärjestys 2000-luvun alun Suomessa Jussi Ojajärvi, Katariina Mäkinen, Kati Launis, Emma Lamberg, Lauri Lahikainen, Ralf Kauranen, Harley Bergroth, Anu-Hanna Anttila
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)